MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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